Being preoccupied with the translation of literary texts as a pastime activity, scholars of the last century looked at translation as:
a science
a craft
an art
a profession
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Translation is considered as
a model of explanation
a model of communication
a model of representation
a model of information
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The memory of the translator is like
a container of good time memories only
a container of records of academic information only
a container of records of future events only
a container of records of past experiences and plans for action